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Pesticide Report for 2015
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Steve Troxler, Commissioner
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Table of Contents
Page
Foreword............................................................................................................................... 3
How to Use this Report.......................................................................................................... 4
Introduction........................................................................................................................... 5
Brief of the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 and Adopted Regulations...................... 6
Pesticide Board and Pesticide Advisory Committee.............................................................. 8
Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund...................................................................................... 13
Pesticide Container Recycling and Disposal Assistance Programs....................................... 16
Definitions Adopted............................................................................................................... 18
Table I - Analytical Results of Formulation Samples Collected in 2015............................... 19
Table II - Analytical Results of Antimicrobial Samples Collected in 2015........................... 22
Table III – Manufacturers Found to Have Unregistered or Misbranded Products in the
Marketplace during 2015....................................................................................................... 23
Summary of Regulatory Activities Performed....................................................................... 25
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FOREWORD
This will acknowledge and express our appreciation to the following people who made
significant contributions to the contents and preparation of this Pesticide Report: Structural
Pest Control & Pesticides Division / Pesticide Section – James W. Burnette, Jr., Director;
Betty H. Griffin, Effie Carroll, Rhonda O’Neal, Felicia Pate, Regina Ennis, Processing
Assistant III’s; Torrey Vest, Office Assistant IV; Latega Powell and Laura L. Stover,
Processing Assistant IV’s; Jamie Frye, Administrative Secretary II; Jan L. Culbreth,
Information Processing Technician; Jennifer Johnston, Information Processing
Manager; Karen Hunt, Administrative Officer I; Kimberly Mayes, Administrative Officer II;
J. Patrick Jones, Deputy Pesticide Administrator; L. Lee Davis, Registration Manager;
Renee Woody, Licensing, Certification & Outreach Manager; John Allran, Risk Assessment
and Environmental Fate Team Manager; Dr. Henry F. Wade, Environmental Pro-grams
Manager; Derrick Bell, Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program Manager;
Sergio Morales-Monroy, Bilingual Pesticide Specialist; Michael A. Mitchell and
Gwen T. Minton, Pesticide Environmental Investigative Specialists; Jason H. Williams,
Pesticide Operations Specialist; Guido Hommelsheim, Pesticide Registration Specialists;
J. Cam McDonald, Jr. and John E. Feagans; Certification Specialists; N. Patrick Farquhar,
and Dwight E. Seal, District Managers; Charles L. Clark, Steven F. Gatton, Travis Snodgrass,
W. Barry Dunn, Jamie Ward, and Paul H. Ward, III, Eddie Nunn, Pesticide Inspector II’s;
Douglas Bullard, Jimmy S. Merritt, Bruce Nicely, Charlie Jones, Eric Ball, John Colborne,
Page Eppele, R. Steve Taylor, Chris Hassell, Hollie Anne Brinkley and William Brad Boyd,
Pesticide Inspector I’s; Food and Drug Protection Division – Audrey Pilkington, Director;
Ron Willett, State Chemist; Dr. W. Mark Cosby, Chief Microbiologist; Dawn Davis and
Vaishali M. Hingoo Microbiologists; Robert McIntyre, Organic Laboratory Supervisor; Tim
Bollinger and Patrick Andrews, Chemist II; Greg Hare, and Stacy McArthur, Chemist I;
David Mitchell, LAN Administrator; Ryan Gentes, Business and Technology Applications
Technician.
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How to Use This Report
The N.C. Pesticide Board is mandated by the General Statutes of North Carolina (§ 143-437) to make annual
reports to the Governor on matters involving pesticides. The North Carolina Pesticide Report for 2015 fulfills this mandate.
Considerable time and effort have gone into editing and organizing this 2015 edition which summarizes regulatory activities
performed under the N.C. Pesticide Law of 1971. In this document you will find the following:
Introduction
The Introduction describes the development of laws and regulations governing the sale and use of pesticides in
North Carolina. It also refers to certain divisions in the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services that
perform key roles in regulating and controlling the sale and use of pesticides in this State.
North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 and Adopted Regulations
This section presents a brief abstract of the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971. It also indicates where to obtain
a complete copy of the Law and the pursuant Regulations adopted by the North Carolina Pesticide Board.
Pesticide Board and Pesticide Advisory Committee
This section presents a brief description of the duties and composition of the North Carolina Pesticide Board and the
North Carolina Pesticide Advisory Committee. In addition, a brief summary of each North Carolina Pesticide Board meeting
and Pesticide Advisory Committee meeting held during 2015 is given.
Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund
In this section, a summary of the Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund’s financial transactions for 2015 is presented.
Balances, receipts, expenditures, refunds, cumulative (1993-2015) figures and project summaries are given.
Pesticide Container Recycling and Disposal Assistance Programs
This section summarizes the amount of plastic pesticide containers recycled during 2015 and the amount of pesticides
waste collected at both the designated disposal collection sites and permanent household hazardous waste collection sites
across North Carolina during the same year.
Definitions Adopted
This section explains definitions that were adopted for reporting the analytical results of pesticides sampled by
pesticide inspectors and analyzed by the Department’s laboratories.
Table I
Table I gives the analytical results of pesticides sampled and analyzed for their formulations. Company name and
address are those listed on the product label when it was purchased in the marketplace.
Table II
Table II presents the results of disinfectants tested for their label guarantee to kill various microorganisms. Here
again, company name and address are those listed on the product label when it was purchased in the marketplace.
Table III
Table III is an alphabetical listing of the names and addresses of manufacturers and/or distributors that were found to
have unregistered or misbranded products in the marketplace during 2015.
Summary of Regulatory Activities Performed
This section presents a summary of the various regulatory activities performed by the Department under the North
Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971. The following information is included: number of manufacturers who registered pesticides
for sale; number of pesticide products registered; number of physical samples collected and examined; number of stop-sale,
stop-use, or removal orders issued; the number of licenses and private applicator certificates issued; and the number of
compliance inspections conducted.
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Introduction
The term “Pesticide” covers a large number of materials and mixtures intended for destroying, controlling, or repelling pests
such as insects, weeds, and other noxious plants, predatory animals and birds, soil-infesting pests such as nematodes, algae,
snails, and bacteria. Other examples are disinfectants, antiseptics, and fungicides for use other than on living man or other
animals, defoliants, various repellents, fly paper, and other adhesive products whose action goes beyond simple mechanics,
moth proofers, wood preservatives other than common paints, mildew controls, and seed fumigants.
An adequate and readily available supply of many of these products is essential in the economical production of feed and
fiber crops. The preservation of many products in storage and the control of domestic and industrial pests which affect both
the health and welfare of human beings and animals are like-wise dependent on such materials.
While the development and distribution of various pesticides to serve the needs are important, provisions must be present
to protect the public. During the years 1947 through 1971, it was the purpose of the economic poisons law (North Carolina
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1947, G.S. 4A, Chapter
106) to protect the public from adulterated, misbranded, worthless, and dangerous products, and legitimate manufacturers
from unscrupulous competition.
During the years 1953 through 1971, the aerial application of pesticides was regulated by the North Carolina Aerial Crop
Dusting Law, G.S. 4B, Chapter 106. The Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder, in summary, required the
registration and licensing of contractors and aviators who engaged in the custom application of pesticides by aircraft
in North Carolina. The validity of a license was further restricted to the period of time that coverage by liability bond or
insurance for damage by aircraft was in force.
During 1969, the North Carolina General Assembly through House Resolution 1392 directed the Legislative Research
Commission to study the laws regulating pesticides in N.C. and report its findings and recommendations to the 1971 General
Assembl y. As a result of the findings and recommendations of the Commission, the North Carolina Pesticide Law of
1971 was adopted. The N.C. Pesticide Law of 1971 established the North Carolina Pesticide Board as the governing body
for the programs of pesticide management and control set forth in the Law. Provisions for regulating the use, application
(aerial and ground), sale, storage, disposal and registration of pesticides are set forth in the Law.
The Law provides for the adoption of a list of restricted use pesticides and requires the licensing of all pesticide dealers who
sell restricted use pesticides directly to users. Pesticide applicators and consultants are also subject to licensing requirements.
Private pesticide applicators are required to be certified or recertified in order to purchase, use, and supervise use of restricted
use pesticides in agricultural commodity production.
The Commissioner of Agriculture is responsible for administering and enforcing the Law and all rules and regulations
adopted by the Board.
Each brand or grade of pesticide must be registered with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
before it can be legally offered for sale in the State. A $150.00 registration fee for each brand or grade must accompany
each application for registration. In addition to the registration fee, an annual environmental assessment must be paid for
each brand or grade to be registered in North Carolina. The assessment shall be $50.00 if the applicant’s gross sales of the
pesticide in this state for the preceding 12 months for the period ending September 30th were more than $5,000.00 and
$25.00 if gross sales were less than $5,000.00. This assessment must accompany the $150.00 registration fee in order for
the registration to be complete.
A statewide inspection service will be maintained to investigate incidents involving pesticide misuse and to implement
programs to enhance compliance to the Law and regulations. In addition to product registration and applicator licensing
programs, the Pesticide Section of the Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division will implement programs as authorized
by regulation pertaining to the quality of formulated pesticides, the storage, disposal, and use of pesticides. The Department
will maintain analytical laboratories to conduct analysis of official samples obtained for regulatory purposes.
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Pesticide Applicator
Licensing
Requirement
Brief of the North Carolina
Pesticide Law of 1971
Governing Body
Administrative
and Enforcement
Assists the Board and
Commissioner in an
advisory capacity
Restricted Use
Pesticides
Private Applicator
Certification
Requirement
Pesticide Dealer
Licensing
Requirement
North Carolina Pesticide Board
Commissioner of Agriculture
North Carolina Pesticide Advisory Committee
Any pesticide may be designated as a “Restricted Use Pesticide” upon the grounds that in
the judgment of the Board it is so hazardous or injurious to persons, pollinating insects,
animals, crops, wildlife, lands, or the environment that additional restrictions on its sale,
purpose, use, or possession are required. Restricted Use Pesticides also include any pesticide
required by the Environmental Protection Agency to bear the designation on its labeling
“Restricted Use Pesticide.” (Restricted Use Pesticides have been established by regulation.)
The Board may require certification and recertification of private pesticide applicators
and charge a fee of up to $10.00. The current fee is established by regulation at $10 for a
three-year certification.
All pesticide dealers who sell restricted use pesticides must be licensed. Application for a
pesticide dealer’s license must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $75. All licenses
shall expire on December 31 of the year for which they are issued. The license may be
renewed annually upon application to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services,
accompanied by a non-refundable fee of $75 for each license. Each applicant must demonstrate
upon written, or written and oral, examination his knowledge of pesticides, their usefulness
and their hazards; his competence as a pesticide dealer; and his knowledge of the laws and
regulations governing the use and sale of pesticides.
No person shall engage in the business of pesticide applicator within North Carolina
unless he is licensed annually by the Board. Each license application shall be accompanied
by a nonrefundable fee of $75 for each applicator’s license and an additional $25 for each
aircraft to be licensed. A pesticide applicator is defined as any person who owns or operates
a pesticide application business or who provides, for compensation, a service that includes
the application of pesticides upon the lands or properties of another; any public operator;
any golf course operator; any seed treater; any person engaged in demonstration or research
pest control; and any other person who applies pesticides for compensation and is not
exempt from this definition. It does not include:
a. Any person who uses or supervises the use of a pesticide (i) only for the purpose of
producing an agricultural commodity on property owned or rented by him or his employer,
or (ii) only (if applied without compensation other than trading of personal services between
producers of agricultural commodities) on the property of another person, or (iii) only for the
purposes set forth in (i) and (ii) above.
b. Any person who applies pesticides for structural pest control, as defined in the North
Carolina Structural Pest Control Law (G.S. Chapter 106, Article 4C.)
Each applicant must demonstrate upon written, or written and oral, examination his
competence as a pesticide applicator or public operator. In addition, to be licensed as a pilot,
a person must have 125 hours and one year’s flying experience as a pilot in the field of
aerial pesticide application.
No person shall perform services as a pest control consultant without first procuring
from the Board a license. The application for a license shall be accompanied by an annual
nonrefundable fee of $75. A pest control consultant is defined as any person who, for a fee,
offers or supplies technical advice, supervision, or aid, or recommends the use of specific
pesticides for the purpose of controlling insects, plant diseases, weeds, and other pests,
but does not include any person regulated by the North Carolina Structural Pest Control Act.
Each applicant must demonstrate upon written, or written and oral, examination his
competence as a pesticide consultant. An applicant for a pest control consultant license must possess
a Ph.D., master’s, or bachelor’s degree in an agricultural or biological science from an accredited
college or university with a minimum of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of credit in
subject areas pertinent to the category in which the applicant seeks to obtain a license.
Emphasis of study must include insect, plant, bacterial, and fungal pests, as applicable to
the category, and integrated pest management.
No person shall handle, transport, store, display, or distribute pesticides in such a
Pest Control
Consultant
Licensing
Requirement
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manner as to endanger man or his environment.
Every pesticide prior to being distributed, sold, or offered for sale within this State or
delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or between points within
this State through any point outside this State, shall be registered and such registration
shall be renewed annually. Each manufacturer, distributor, or registrant of a pesticide shall
supervise the activities of any employee or agent to prevent the making of deceptive or
misleading statements about a pesticide. It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute,
sell, or offer for sale any restricted use pesticide to any dealer who does not hold a valid N.C.
Pesticide Dealer License.
A registration fee of $150 for each brand or grade of pesticide is required. An additional
$200 delinquent registration penalty shall be assesed against the registrant for each brand
or grade of pesticide marketed in North Carolina prior to registration.
An annual Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund assessment fee is required for each
brand or grade of pesticide registered. This fee is either $25.00 or $50.00, based on
gross sales of the pesticide within the State for the previous year. The assessments provide
funding for agromedicine efforts at East Carolina University, North Carolina State University,
and North Carolina A&T University and for pesticide environmental programs administered
by the N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.
Registration is subject to refusal or cancellation for cause and upon hearing.
Any brand or grade found to be deficient or excessive in active ingredients, misbranded,
adulterated, or not registered is subject to “Stop Sale, Stop Use or Removal Orders.”
The Pesticide Board may assess a civil penalty of not more than $2,000 against any
person who violates or directly causes a violation of any provision of this Article or any
rule adopted pursuant to this Article. In determining the amount of any penalty, the Board
may consider the degree and extent of harm caused by the violation and the cost of
rectifying the damage caused by the violation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Law, the maximum penalty which may be
assessed under this section against a “private pesticide applicator” is $500 and such penalties
may be assessed only for willful violations.
Any person who shall be adjudged to have violated any provision of the Law, or any
regulation of the Board adopted pursuant to this Law, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor
and for each violation shall be liable for a penalty of not less than $100 or more than $1,000
or shall be imprisoned for not more than 60 days, or both. In addition, if any person
continues to violate or further violates any provision of this Article after written notice from
the Board, the court may determine that each day during which the violation continued or is
repeated constitutes a separate violation subject to the foregoing penalties.
Handling, Storage,
and Disposal of
Pesticides
Registration
Registration Fee
and Delinquent
Penalty
Pesticide
Environmental
Trust Fund
Assessment
Refusal or Cancellation of
Registration
Civil
Penalties
Other
Penalties
NOTE: Copies of the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971, as amended through
2009, may be obtained upon request to the Pesticide Section, North Carolina
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, 1090 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC 27699-1090. Copies of the Regulations adopted by the North Carolina
Pesticide Board may be requested from the same source. Both documents are also
available on the Internet at
www.ncagr.com/str-pest/pesticides
“Stop Sale, Stop Use
or Removal Orders”
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North Carolina Pesticide Board
The North Carolina Pesticide Board is a seven-member, governor appointed Board charged with the duty of governing
pesticide management and control as set forth in the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 §143-436. The members represent
different sectors of the regulated public.
The Board adopts rules and regulations and makes policies for the program outlined in the North Carolina Pesticide Law of
1971. Board members serve staggered four-year terms. Appointments to fill vacancies in the Board are of individuals having
the same credentials as the predecessor.
MEMBERS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA PESTICIDE BOARD, 2015
One member each representing the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the North
Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources; and the State Health Director or his designee. The persons
so selected may be either members of a policy board or departmental officials or employees.
Dr. Colleen M. Hudak-Wise, Director, Agronomic Services Division,
N. C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 1040 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1040
(Tel. 919/733-2655 office) colleen.hudak@ncagr.gov
* Dr. Ricky L. Langley, Medical Epidemiologist, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Section,
N. C. Department of Health and Human Services, 1912 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1912
(Tel. 919/715-6428 office) rick.langley@ncmail.net
Vacant, N.C. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources,
1601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1601 (Tel.)/(Email:)
A representative of the agricultural chemical industry.
** Dr. Thomas Allen Scarborough, 7905 Farnham Ct., Raleigh, NC 27616
(Telephone: 919/676-4113 work) allen.scarborough@bayercropscience.com
A person directly engaged in agricultural production.
Mr. William “Shawn” Harding, 762 Harding Lane, Chocowinity, NC 27817
(Tel. 252/946-9349 home) info@southsidefarms.com
Two at-large members, from other fields of endeavor, one of whom shall be a nongovernmental conservationist.
Mr. Don F. Rogers, 2040 Dove Lane, Clayton, NC 27527
(Tel. 919/359-1004 home) neuseriverinspect@embarqmail.com
Dr. W. Benson Kirkman, 3712 Eakley Court, Raleigh, NC 27606
(Tel. 919/859-1187 home) bkirkman@mindspring.com
* Chairman
** Vice Chairman
Secretary, James W. Burnette, Jr.
North Carolina Pesticide Board
1090 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1090
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North Carolina Pesticide Board Meetings
January 13, 2015
Dr. Wayne Buhler, NCSU; presented the 2015-2017 N.C. Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Program curriculum to
the Board for approval. After a brief discussion the Board approved the curriculum.
The Board considered proposed rule, 02 NCAC 09L .0707 Eastern and Hairy-tailed Moles. Mr. Burnette, SPC&PD, informed
the Board that the rule had completed the public comment process, and neither any request for hearing nor any comments
were received. The Board approved the motion for final approval of the rule, following which, it was transmitted for adoption
to the Rules Review Commission.
The Board considered the revocation of Charles D. Taylor’s Aerial Applicator License No. 644 due to non-compliance of the
payment plan agreed upon by Mr. Taylor. After discussion the Board moved to revoke Mr. Taylor’s Aerial Applicator License
No. 644.
Assistant Attorney General Barry Bloch presented proposed settlement agreements for the Board’s consideration and approval.
The Board moved to recess the meeting until the Board could get additional information regarding whether to allow WePak
Corporation to begin registering their products in the State again.
February 11, 2015 (Conference Call)
Dr. Langley reconvened the January 13, 2015 NC Pesticide Board meeting. The Board continued to consider the request
by WePak to dissolve the summary for suspensions of WePak’s products listed in its Order of Summary Suspension dated
June 20, 2014, File No. IR2014-036D. At the January meeting, the Board asked the Pesticide Section to gather additional
information about the private laboratory used by WePak for testing of the formulation samples.
After additional information was provided explaining the process used to test the samples at the private lab, Mr. Ron Willett,
supervisor for the Pesticide Section’s lab determined that the test results were satisfactory and that the lab was certified.
After a brief discussion the Board moved to dissolve the Summary Suspension Order and allow WePak to resume business
May 12, 2015
Dr. Henry Wade, SPC&PD, presented to the Board a funding request for the Plastic Pesticide Container Program for 2015.
After a brief presentation, Dr. Wade asked the Board for $60,000.00 from the Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund (PETF)
to fund the program for 2015. After discussion the Board approved Dr. Wade’s request.
Mr. Vernon Cox, Director, NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division, requested the Board consider an exemption request from the
requirements of 02 NCAC 09L .1003 (3). Mr. Chris Elder, Plant Industry, explained the public notification process taken by
the Division in advance of such treatment operations. After some discussion, the Board approved the exemption specific to
the pheromone treatment being requested.
The Board reviewed technical changes to the Administrative Rules 02 NCAC 09L, as presented by Mr. Pat Jones, Deputy
Director for Pesticide Programs. After a brief discussion, the Board approved the motion to accept the proposed rule changes
as recommended by the Section, and to proceed through the rulemaking process.
The Board considered the adoption of NC Pesticide Board Rules 02 NCAC 09L .0500 and .1100. Mr. Burnette advised the
Board that these proposals had completed the required public notice and comment period, with no request for hearing and no
public comments received. The Board approved adopting these proposals and sending them to the Rules Review Commission
for adoption under 02 NCAC 9L.
Dr. Langley, NC Pesticide Board Chairman, commended Dr. Wade for the 2015 Stewardship Award presented to the Section
for Program Excellence from The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA).
July 14, 2015
Mr. Patrick Jones, SPC&PD, presented to the Board a Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund (PETF) funding request for
Pollinator Protection, Pollinator Protection Update, and proposed changes to the Apiary Notification Rules. After his combined
presentations, Mr. Jones requested $27,750.00 from PETF to fund the programs. The Board approved Mr. Jones’s request
for funding and requested that the Board be given an update before the annual renewal cost is approved.
After hearing the proposed changes to the Apiary Notification Rules and discussion, the Board approved the corrections as
noted.
Mr. James Burnette, SPC&PD, provided the Board with an update on the rules review. Mr. Burnette told the Board that the
attorney who reviewed the rules did find issues with parts of the rules. The section drafted the new language which was sent
back for further review. Board members voiced their support of the Department’s efforts to get these parts of the law amended.
Assistant Attorney General Barry Bloch presented proposed settlement agreements for the Board’s consideration and approval.
After the Board meeting adjourned, Ms. Rosa Saavedra of Toxic Free NC asked to come before the Board and voiced her
concerns regarding the apiary registration and the burden being placed on the beekeepers. Mr. James Burnette, SPC&PD,
replied to some of her concerns.
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Preston Peck of Toxic Free NC also asked to come before the Board. Mr. Peck commented on the rules review and his
concerns that the continuing education information from previous testing is not lost and applicators are still reviewing all
needed information. Mr. Burnette, SPC&PD, replied stating that there is a national stakeholder team looking at pesticide
safety education across the country to ensure that both basic pesticide safety and “new” components of pesticide safety are
included in pesticide education programs.
November 10, 2015
Dr. Henry Wade, NCDA&CS, presented the 2014 John L. Smith Plastic Pesticide Container Recycling Awards. These awards
recognize counties that have taken the initiative to establish an outstanding plastic pesticide container recycling program
for farmers and licensed pesticide applicators. Ms. Della King, who accepted on behalf of Sampson County was presented a
check for $2,000.00 and a plaque. These awards were made possible by a grant from the Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund.
The Board heard several requests for funding from the Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund (PETF). The first request for
the Board was presented by Dr. Stephanie L. Richards. Dr. Richards gave a brief overview of her proposal which included a
timeline, survey example, and budget justification. She is requesting $21,067.00 for the Regional Survey of Mosquito Control
Knowledge and Usage in North Carolina. The Board approved the request.
The second request for the Board was presented by Dr. R. Michael Roe. Dr. Roe gave an overview of his proposal with his
budget request. He is requesting $33,000.00 for a two-year period. After review and discussion of the proposal, the Board
asked that Dr. Roe come back to the next meeting with a detailed budget justification, before the Board proceeds with
approval of the PETF request.
Mr. Jim Burnette updated the Board on the proposed changes to the Apiary Notification rule. He gave an overview of how
this process will work. After a brief discussion, the Board moved to accept the proposed rules for adoption.
Mr. Pat Jones presented additional technical changes to the Administrative Rules 02 NCAC 09L that were requested by
various attorneys with the Rules Review Commission and sent back to the section for consideration by the Board. The Board
moved to accept the changes.
Assistant Attorney General Barry Bloch presented proposed settlement agreements for the Board’s consideration and approval.
Mr. Preston Peck, Toxic Free NC, addressed the Board in regard to a peer reviewed study regarding the presence of
neonicotinoid pesticides in rivers and streams. Mr. Peck summarized key findings of the study, including concerns for the
effects that neonicotinoids have on insects and their neurological functions; the need to ensure that applicators exercise
good judgement when they are applying pesticides to crops near water; or native pollinators, who cannot be removed from
the areas to be treated as can managed pollinators. The Board thanked Mr. Peck for his presentation and the information
packet that he provided.
Dr. Langley advised the Board that today would be Mr. Bloch’s last day as the Assistant Attorney General Representative
for the Board. He thanked Mr. Bloch for his more than eleven years of dedicated service to the Board. Mr. Bloch introduced
the new attorney and paralegal who will be working with the Board.
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The North Carolina Pesticide Advisory Committee
The North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 §143-436 establishes a twenty-member Pesticide Advisory Committee to advise
the N.C. Pesticide Board on technical questions and on the development of rules and regulations. Members of the Advisory
Committee represent different sectors of the regulated public. Members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the Board.
MEMBERS OF THE N.C. PESTICIDE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 2015
Three practicing farmers
*Mr. Dan McConnell, 475 Old Dana Road, Hendersonville, NC 28792 (Tel. 828/692-2819)
*Mr. Greg Bunn, 1626 Exum Road, Nashville, NC 27856 (Tel. 252/459-7154)/gregbunn@gmail.com
*Mr. Darryl K. Corriher, 1475 Corriher Springs Road, China Grove, NC 28023 (Tel. 704/857-6557 home)
dbcorriher@ctc.net
One conservationist (at large)
*Mr. Manly Wilder, 4609 Manassa Pope Lane, Raleigh, NC 27612 (Tel. 919/789-8377)/mwilder002@nc.rr.com
One ecologist (at large)
**Dr. Johnny Randall, Assistant Director for Conservation,
NC Botanical Garden, CB 3375, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (Tel. 919/962-0522) jrandall@email.unc.edu
One representative of the pesticide industry
*Dr. Stewart Sherrick, 4774 River Farm Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27803
(Tel. 252/442-8374) stewart.l.sherrick@monsanto.com
One representative of agri-business (at large)
**Mr. William M. McLawhorn, PO Box 370, Cove City, NC 28523 (Tel. 252/514-2416 home)
bmclawhorn@ncsiag.com
One local health director
**Mr. Phillip E. Tarte, MHA, Union County Health Dept., 1224 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Monroe, NC 28110
(Tel. 704/296-4801 office) phillptarte@co.union.nc.us
Three members of the North Carolina State University (NCSU) College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, at least one of
which shall be from the area of wildlife or biology
*Dr. Clyde E. Sorenson, Associate Professor, Dept. of Entomology, NCSU, Box 7630, Raleigh, NC 27695-7630
(Tel. 919/515-8427 office) clyde_sorenson@ncsu.edu
*Dr. Rick Bradenburg, Professor & Extension Entomology,
Dept. of Entomology, NCSU, Box 7613, Raleigh, NC 27695-7613
(Tel. 919/515-8876 office) rick_brandenburg@ncsu.edu
*Dr. David Jordan, Peanut Specialist, Dept. of Crop Science, NCSU, Box 7620, Raleigh, NC 27695-7620
(Tel. 919/515-4068 office) david_jordan@ncsu.edu
One member representing the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS)
*Mr. James W. Burnette, Jr., Pesticide Administrator, Structural Pest Control & Pesticides Div.,
NCDA&CS, 1090 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1090
(Tel. 919/733-3556 office) james.burnette@ncagr.gov
One member representing the North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources (NCDE&NR); the State
Health Director or his designee
*Mr. Ted Bush, Division of Water Quality, NCDE&NR, 1636 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1636
(Tel. 919/715-6172 office) ted.bush@ncdenr.gov
*Dr. Mina W. Shehee, Division of Public Health,
Dept. of Health & Human Services, 2622 Meronies Church Road, Bear Creek, NC 27207
(Tel. 919/837-5148) mina.shehee@ncmail.net
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The North Carolina Pesticide Advisory Committee
The North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 §143-436 establishes a twenty-member Pesticide Advisory Committee to advise
the N.C. Pesticide Board on technical questions and on the development of rules and regulations. Members of the Advisory
Committee represent different sectors of the regulated public. Members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the Board.
MEMBERS OF THE N.C. PESTICIDE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 2015
One representative of a public utility or railroad company which uses pesticides
*Mr. Jimmy Brown, Energy United, PO Box 1831, Statesville, NC 28687
(Tel. 704/924-2143) jimmy.brown@energyunited.com
One representative of the Board of Transportation
*Mr. Don Lee, NC Dept. of Transportation, Roadside Environmental Unit,
1557 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1557
(Tel. 919/733-2520 office) dlee@dot.state.nc.us
One member of the North Carolina Agricultural Aviation Association
*Mr. Harold Thompson, Air Ag, Inc., PO Box 36, Tarboro, NC 27886 (Tel. 252/823-5374 office) Harold@airag.com
One member of the general public (at large)
*Mr. Warren A. Davis, 7320 Valley Lake Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612 (Tel. 919/848-1051)
One member actively engaged in forest pest management
*Mr. Coleman A. Doggett, 217 Rosecommon Way, Cary, NC 27511
(Tel. 919/467-0551 home) ncdoget@mindspring.com
One member representing the Division of Waste Management of the North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources
*Ms. Jenny Patterson, Division of Solid Waste Management,
NCDE&NR PO Box 11213, Winston-Salem, NC 27116 (Tel. 336/767-0031) jenny.patterson@ncdenr.gov
*Agency appointments
**Appointed by Board
Chairman, Vacant
Vice-Chairman, Marshall W. Grant
Secretary, James W. Burnette, Jr., 1090 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1090
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PESTICIDE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST FUND
Throughout 2015, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) continued to fulfill
the mandate of N.C. General Statutes §143-442 and §143-468 which specify the collection and disposition of environmental
assessment fees that pesticide manufacturers and distributors pay when they register pesticide products for sale in North
Carolina.
RECEIPTS for 2015
NCDA&CS collected $524,900.00 in environmental assessment fees from the registration of approximately 15,236 pesticide
brands during 2015. Forty-nine percent of the receipts were for products with reported annual North Carolina gross sales
of less than $5,000, and fifty-one percent of the receipts were for products with annual sales of $5,000 or more. (The annual
environmental assessment/product is $25 or $50 per brand, respectively.)
BALANCES for 2015
Initial receipts from pesticide registrants paying PETF assessments are deposited into the NCDA&CS Pesticide Environment
Assessment Fund (PEAF, Account No. 6136). Transfers are made from Account No. 6136 according to North Carolina G.S. §
143-468(b) as follows: 25% to agromedicine and 75% to the Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund (PETF, Account No. 6137),
the account which is used by NCDA&CS to sponsor the various pesticide environmental programs summarized in this report.
As of December 31, 2015 there was a balance of $464,872.46 in Account No. 6136 and a balance of $273,343.22 in Account
No. 6137. The total amount in both accounts as of December 31, 2015 was $738,215.68.
EXPENDITURES FOR 2015
During 2015, NCDA&CS accrued a total of $524,900.00 from pesticide product registration fees.
As specified in North Carolina G.S. § 143-468(b), PETF funds were distributed to North Carolina State University
(NCSU), NC A&T State University and East Carolina University for operational expenses associated with administering and
implementing a statewide agromedicine program; each university received 2.5% of the total PETF receipts collected during
the calendar year. Twenty-percent of the total PETF receipts were used to support the agromedicine information specialist
position in NCSU’s Environmental & Molecular Toxicology Department. The aggregate amount of PETF funds spent on
agromedicine during 2015 was $127,839.92.
The NC Pesticide Board approved a project award of $27,750.00 for the implementation of a specialty crop and apiary
registration program by NCDA&CS as part of the State Pollinator Protection Plan.
Funds from the PETF totaling $60,000.00 were awarded to support local recycling of plastic pesticide containers
during 2015.
Funds from the PETF totaling $171,546.80 were disbursed for pesticide disposal during 2015.
REFUNDS FOR 2015
There were no refunds received during 2015.
CUMULATIVE PETF FIGURES (1993-2015)
As of December 31, 2015, a total of $9,771,707.00 in receipts has been collected since the inception of the PETF.
Since 1993, PETF has provided a total of $2,582,838.94 for support of agromedicine in North Carolina.
Expenditures for pesticide environmental programs between 1995 and 2015 have totaled $6,941,409.43.
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Summary of Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund Projects for 2015
FieldWatch/DriftWatch ($27,750.00) [2015]
One of the critical elements of the State Pollinator Protection Plan is to establish a method where growers/pesticide
applicators can access timely information on the location of nearby bee colonies and contact information for beekeepers to
alert applicators of pending treatment. FieldWatch is a non-profit company created to develop and operate a specialty crop
and apiary self-registry program to provide applicators with crop and apiary location information known as DriftWatch. The
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services will utilize this voluntary registration system to identify
the locations of specialty crops and apiaries geographically.
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Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program
The North Carolina Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program, created by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture &
Consumer Services, provides the public a legal, free-of-charge, environmentally acceptable mechanism to dispose of unwanted
or unusable pesticides. The Pesticide Disposal Program is a public service stewardship program contained within the Structural
Pest Control and Pesticides Division.
The Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program disposes of pesticides collected at designated single day disposal collection sites
and at permanent household hazardous waste collection sites across the North Carolina. In 2015, the Pesticide Disposal
Assistance Program supervised the collection and disposal of 165,576 pounds of pesticide waste at a total of 103 collection
events. A total of 43 single day disposal events were organized by NCDA&CS with NC Cooperative Extension during 2015.
NCDA&CS also assisted 100 counties in disposal of pesticides collected at permanent household hazardous waste (HHW)
sites. A participant must notify the Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program prior to taking unwanted pesticides to a HHW site.
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Pesticide Container Recycling Report for PETF in 2015
Farmers and commercial applicators participated in the recycling of plastic pesticide containers by transporting their
empties to collection sites that were established by county agencies. USAg Recycling, Inc., the ACRC approved recycler
for North Carolina, reported that 569,297 pounds of plastic pesticide containers were recycled, which is a new annual
record. Since 1995, over 7 million pounds of pesticide containers have been recycled, which was the first year that Pesticide
Environmental Trust Fund grants were awarded to counties for pesticide container recycling programs. Sixty-eight counties
were participating in this recycling program during the year. The recycled plastic is sold by USAg Recycling, Inc. to companies
that make industrial type products.
Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund grants were awarded to Cleveland, Hoke, and Martin counties. The total funding
awarded to these counties was $27,720. The grant funds were used to purchase a shelter with a fence and gate, concrete pads,
20-foot and 40-foot cargo containers, treated posts, instructional signs, plastic bags, and pressure rinse nozzles.
Pesticide Inspector IIs visited recycling sites across the state to check on the cleanliness of pesticide containers being stored
for recycling and discussed any problems with individuals involved in the inspection of the containers and the education of
farmers, commercial applicators, and collection site staff. They gave farmers jet rinse nozzles to aid in the rinsing of empty
containers and calibration cups to improve the accuracy of the amount of pesticides applied with sprayers.
These grants have enabled counties to create and enhance pesticide container recycling programs for farmers and
commercial applicators, which reduces the burden on landfills, protects human health and the environment by reducing
the threat of improper rinsing and disposal, and ensures the user is in compliance with state regulations that prohibit open
dumping, burning, and water dumping of pesticide containers.
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Summary of 2015
Container Recycling Activities
Counties serviced by USAg Recycling, Inc.
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DEFINITIONS ADOPTED
Table I lists the analytical results of formulation samples based on the following:
“PASSED” - signifies that all active ingredients were found to be present at acceptable levels based on the label guarantee.
“Failed Due to Deficient Active Ingredient” – signifies that one or more active ingredients fell significantly below the
guarantee. Such products are placed under “Stop Sale Order” and are removed from the market place.
“Failed Due to Excessive Active Ingredient” - indicates a significant excess of one or more active ingredients. Since
such formulations could be harmful to the user and/or result in excessive residues, these products are placed under “Stop
Sale Orders” and are removed from the market place.
Table II lists the analytical results of microbiological samples based on the following:
“PASSED” - indicates that the product was effective in killing the specific microorganisms guaranteed by the product label.
“Failed” - indicates that the product was ineffective in killing the specific microorganisms guaranteed by the product label
or that bacterial contamination of the product was found.
Table III lists manufacturers that had products placed under “Stop Sale Orders” due to the following:
“Unregistered” - signifies that the product was not registered at the time it was found by a pesticide inspector in the
marketplace. Any such product is required to be registered prior to release from a “Stop Sale Order.” A delinquent registration
penalty is also assessed against the manufacturer.
“Misbranded” - indicates that the labeling of a pesticide product failed to conform to federal and/or state requirements.
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Table I - Analytical Results of Formulation
Samples Collected During 2015
Name and Address of Company
SAMPLES
Passed
Deficient
Active
Ingredient
Excessive Active
Ingredient
Albaugh Inc.
Cordova, TN..................................................................................................... 7 - -
Alligare, LLC
Gig Harbor, WA............................................................................................... 1 - -
Ambrands
Salem, VA.......................................................................................................... 7 - -
Amrep, Inc.
Marietta, GA.................................................................................................... 1 - -
Amvac Chemical Corporation
Newport Beach, CA....................................................................................... 1 - -
Applied Biochemists
Alpharetta, GA................................................................................................ 2 - -
Arysta Life Science NA
Cary, NC............................................................................................................. 1 - -
Bacon Products Company
Chattanooga, TN............................................................................................ 2 - -
Bayer Advanced, LLC
Research Triangle Park, NC......................................................................... 25 - -
Bayer Crop Science LP
Research Triangle Park, NC......................................................................... 5 - -
Bayer Environmental Sciences
Research Triangle Park, NC......................................................................... 3 - -
Bayer Healthcare, LLC Animal
Shawnee Mission, KS.................................................................................... 4 - -
Bonide Products Inc.
Oriskany, NY.................................................................................................... 32 - -
Cape Fear Chemicals
Elizabethtown, NC......................................................................................... 3 - -
Central Garden and Pet
Salem, VA ......................................................................................................... 4 - -
Cheminova, Inc.
Washington, DC............................................................................................. 1 - -
Chemsico, Division of United Industries
St. Louis, MO.................................................................................................... 8 - -
Combat Insect Control Systems
Washington, DC............................................................................................. 2 - -
Control Solutions Inc.
Pasadena, TX................................................................................................... 7 - -
Cut Heal Animal Care Products
Cedar Hill, TX .................................................................................................. 1 - -
Direct Ag Source
Clovis, CA.......................................................................................................... 2 - -
Dow Agrosciences, LLC
Indianapolis, IN............................................................................................... 5 - -
Drexel Chemical Company
Memphis, TN................................................................................................... 5 - -
Du Pont de Nemours and Company, E.I.
Newark, DE...................................................................................................... 1 - -
Durvet, Inc.
Blue Springs, MO........................................................................................... 1 - -
Elanco Animal Health
Macon, MO....................................................................................................... 1 - -
Envincio, LLC
Schamburg, IL................................................................................................. 1 - -
Farnam Companies Inc.
Phoenix, AZ..................................................................................................... 9 - -
FMC Corporation/Agricultural Products
Philadelphia, PA............................................................................................. 7 - -
Gro Tec, Inc.
Covington, GA................................................................................................ 4 - -
Happy Jack, Inc.
Snow Hill, NC................................................................................................... 1 - -
Table I - Analytical Results of Formulation
Samples Collected During 2015
Name and Address of Company
SAMPLES
Passed
Deficient
Active
Ingredient
Excessive Active
Ingredient
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Harris Manufacturing Company
Cartersville, GA............................................................................................... 2 - -
Hartz Mountain Corporation
Secaucus, NJ.................................................................................................... 3 - -
HBC Chemical, Inc.
Cranbury, NJ.................................................................................................... 2 - -
Helena Chemical Company
Collierville, TN................................................................................................. 2 - -
Helmagrous, Inc.
Hockessin, DE.................................................................................................. 2 - -
Intervet, Inc.
Madison, NJ..................................................................................................... 1 - -
Lawn and Garden Products
Fallon, NV......................................................................................................... 1 - -
Lesco, Inc.
Cleveland, OH ................................................................................................ 3 - -
LG International America
Clifton, VA......................................................................................................... 1 - -
Loveland Industries Inc.
Greeley, CO...................................................................................................... 5 - -
Mana, Inc. dba Adama
Raleigh, NC...................................................................................................... 8 - -
Monsanto Agricultural Company
St. Louis, MO.................................................................................................... 12 - -
Nufarm Inc.
Burr Ridge, IL................................................................................................... 2 - -
Ortho Group, The
Marysville, OH................................................................................................. 24 - -
PBI/Gordon Corporation
Kansas City, MO.............................................................................................. 19 - -
PIC Corporation
Voorhees, NJ.................................................................................................... 4 - -
Prime Source, LLC
Hockessin, DE.................................................................................................. 1 - -
Ragan and Massey, Inc.
Fallon, NV......................................................................................................... 2 - -
Rotam North America, Inc.
Clovis, CA.......................................................................................................... 1 - -
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Racine, WI......................................................................................................... 6 - -
Scott Company, The
Marysville, OH................................................................................................. 1 - -
Select Source, LLC
Hockessin, DE.................................................................................................. 1 - -
Senoret Chemical Company Inc.
Lititz, PA............................................................................................................. 3 - -
Sergeant’s Pet Products, Inc.
Omaha, NE....................................................................................................... 2 - -
Sipcam Agro USA, Inc.
Roswell, GA...................................................................................................... 1 - -
Southern Agricultural Insecticides Inc.
Palmetto, FL..................................................................................................... 13 - -
Southern States Cooperatives
Salem, VA.......................................................................................................... 1 - -
Spectrum Group, Division of United Industries
St. Louis, MO.................................................................................................... 23 - -
Swiss Farms Products Inc.
Las Vegas, NV.................................................................................................. 1 - -
Syngenta Crop Protection
Greensboro, NC.............................................................................................. 16 - -
Tacoma Ag, LLC
Brookfield, CT.................................................................................................. 1 - -
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Table I - Analytical Results of Formulation
Samples Collected During 2015
Name and Address of Company
SAMPLES
Passed
Deficient
Active
Ingredient
Excessive Active
Ingredient
Tech Pac LLC
Covington, GA................................................................................................ 7 - -
Tenkoz Inc.
Alpharetta, GA................................................................................................ 2 - -
Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ..................................................................................................... 1 - -
United Phosphorus, Inc.
King of Prussia, PA......................................................................................... 4 - -
Valent USA Corporation
Walnut Creek, CA .......................................................................................... 2 - -
Voluntary Purchasing Groups Inc.
Bonham, TX .................................................................................................... 26 - -
Wellmark International
Schaumburg, IL.............................................................................................. 4 - -
W. F. Young, Inc.
Hillsboro, MO ................................................................................................. 1 - -
Willert Home Products, Inc
St. Louis, MO.................................................................................................... 4 - -
Winfield Solutions
St. Paul, MN...................................................................................................... 7 - -
Wisconsin Pharmacal Company
Davis, CA........................................................................................................... 1 - -
Zep Com Sales & Service
Atlanta, GA....................................................................................................... 1 - -
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Table II - Analytical Results of Microbiological
Samples Collected During 2015
Name and Address of Company
SAMPLES
Passed Failed
Carroll Company
Garland, TX...................................................................................................... 1 -
Chase Products Company
Maywood, IL.................................................................................................... 3 -
Chem-Tec, Inc.
Winston-Salem, NC....................................................................................... - 1
Clean Control/Adams Tech
Alpharetta, GA................................................................................................ 1 -
Diversey, Inc.
Sturtevant, WI................................................................................................. 3 1
Floors and Courts, Inc.
Kinston, NC...................................................................................................... 1 1
Franklin Cleaning Tech
Great Bend, KS................................................................................................ 1 -
Handi-Clean Products, Inc.
Greensboro, NC.............................................................................................. 2 1
Harvard Chemical Research
Atlanta, GA....................................................................................................... - 1
Hillyard Industries, Inc.
St. Joseph, MO................................................................................................ 1 -
Image Supply, Inc.
Lumberton, NC............................................................................................... 1 -
ITW Professional Brands
Olathe, KS......................................................................................................... 2 -
KIK International/Delta Analytical
Silver Spring, MD........................................................................................... 1 -
Kor-Chem, Inc.
Atlanta, GA....................................................................................................... 1 -
National Chemical Laboratories Inc.
Philadelphia, PA............................................................................................. 4 -
Reckitt Benckiser, Inc.
Columbia City, IN........................................................................................... 1 -
Sherwin-Williams Diversified Brands Division
Cleveland, OH................................................................................................. 1 -
Spartan Chemical Company, Inc.
Maumee, OH................................................................................................... 3 -
Table III - Manufacturers Found to Have Unregistered or Misbranded
Products in the Marketplace During 2015
Name and Address of Company
SAMPLES
Unregistered Misbranded
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Amcor Group USA
No address available.................................................................................... 1 -
Bayer Healthcare, LLC C/O Adams Technology Systems, LLC
Alpharetta, GA 30022................................................................................... 1 -
Bayer Healthcare, LLC AH
Shawnee Mission, KS 66201...................................................................... - 11
Bonide Products, Inc.
Oriskany, NY 13424....................................................................................... 1 -
Clorox de Mexico
San Nicolas Tlaxcoplan, De Vaz, Mexico................................................ 5 5
Colgate Palmolive S. De R.L. De C.V.
Mexico D.F........................................................................................................ 3 3
Control Solutions, Inc.
Pasadena, TX 77507...................................................................................... 1 -
Dragon Chemical Corporation
Roanoke, VA 24019....................................................................................... 2 -
Espree Animal Products C/O Lewis & Harrison, LLC
Washington, DC 20001................................................................................ 5 -
Farnam Companies, Inc.
Schaumburg, IL 60173................................................................................. 1 -
Go Green
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003.................................................................................... 1 -
Green Tree, LLC RediFlame, Inc. Products Division
Finley, ND 58230 ........................................................................................... 1 -
Heochem Laboratories Company
Tampa, FL 33610............................................................................................ 1 -
Intradevco Insustrial S.A.
Chorrillos Lima, Peru.................................................................................... 2 2
Kop-Coat, Inc.
Pittsburg, PA 15238....................................................................................... 2 -
Lynwood Laboratories
Needham, MA 02492................................................................................... 1 -
Maid Brands, Inc.
Harford, WI 53027.......................................................................................... 1 -
Mango Pet Products, Inc.
Smithfield, RI 02917...................................................................................... 1 -
Mistigator Mosquito Control Systems
Austin, TX 78758............................................................................................ 1 -
MSI
Bennington, VT 05201................................................................................. 1 -
New Mountain Sandalwood PTY, Ltd.
Canning Vale, Western Australia 6970................................................... 1 1
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.
San Diego, CA 92121.................................................................................... 1 -
PIC Corporation
Linden, NJ 07036........................................................................................... 3 -
Purina Mills, Inc.
St. Louis, MO 63164...................................................................................... 1 -
Saba Chemical Corporation
Brooklyn, NY 11207 ..................................................................................... 3 -
Safeguard Chemical Corporation
Bronx, NY 10454............................................................................................ 3 -
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Racine, WI 53403............................................................................................ 1 -
Schering-Plough Animal Health
Roseland, NJ 10454....................................................................................... 1 -
Specialty Products of America, LLC
West Palm Beach, FL 33405....................................................................... 1 -
Spectrum Brands/United Industries
St. Louis, MO 63114...................................................................................... 1 -
Sunniland Corporation
Longwood, FL 32750.................................................................................... 2 -
Table III - Manufacturers Found to Have Unregistered or Misbranded
Products in the Marketplace During 2015
Name and Address of Company
SAMPLES
Unregistered Misbranded
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Synergy Labs
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 333122.......................................................................... 1 -
Triangle Chemical Company
Macon, GA 31206.......................................................................................... 1 -
Universal Crop Protection Alliance
Eagan, MN 55121.......................................................................................... 1 -
Value Smart Products, Inc.
Greeley, CO 80634......................................................................................... 1 -
Virbac Corporation/ St. Jon Labs
Fort Worth, TX 76161................................................................................... 1 -
Walgreen Company
Columbia City, IN 46725.............................................................................. 3 -
Weeks & Leo Company
Des Moines, IA 50322................................................................................... 1 -
Willert Home Products
St. Louis, MO 63110...................................................................................... 1 -
ZinGarr Sales & Marketing, LLC
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003.................................................................................... 1 -
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Summary of 2015
Program Activities Performed
Under the N. C. Pesticide Law of 1971
PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS
Total Number of Registrants.................................................................................................................................. 1,599
Registrants from North Carolina........................................................................................................................... 117
Pesticide Products Registered............................................................................................................................... 15,236
Section 24(c) Registrations..................................................................................................................................... 57
Section 18 Exemptions............................................................................................................................................. 4
Product Registration Checks.................................................................................................................................. 16,840
COMPLIANCE MONITORING
Inspections.................................................................................................................................................................... 9,801
Worker Protection..................................................................................................................................................... 354
Investigations................................................................................................................................................................ 79
Citizen’s Inquiries........................................................................................................................................................ 126
Physical Samples Submitted for Analyses
Formulation................................................................................................................................................................. 324
Disinfectants............................................................................................................................................................... 31
Investigation............................................................................................................................................................... 226
Domestic Wells........................................................................................................................................................... 8
REGULATORY ACTIONS
Stop-Sale, Stop Use, Removal Orders................................................................................................................... 92
License or Certification Suspensions................................................................................................................... 1
License Revocations.................................................................................................................................................. 0
Civil Penalties............................................................................................................................................................... 21
Notices of Noncompliance..................................................................................................................................... 268
Notices of Warning.................................................................................................................................................... 10
Delinquent Registration Penalties....................................................................................................................... $ 4,200.00
COURSES APPROVED
Number of courses................................................................................................................................................... 1,199
Number of credits issued....................................................................................................................................... 2,644
EXAMINATIONS
Exams Administered................................................................................................................................................ 5,518
LICENSED APPLICATORS
Pesticide Dealer Licenses........................................................................................................................................ 586
Ground Pesticide Applicator Licenses................................................................................................................. 9,836
Aerial Pesticide Applicator Licenses..................................................................................................................... 163
Public Operator Licenses......................................................................................................................................... 4,416
Pest Control Consultant Licenses......................................................................................................................... 97
Total Pesticide Licenses............................................................................................................................................ 15,098
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CERTIFIED APPLICATORS
Private Pesticide Applicators................................................................................................................................... 15,123
PESTICIDE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST FUND
Active Projects .............................................................................................................................................................. 1
Disbursements.............................................................................................................................................................. $ 387,136.72
Agromedicine Program........................................................................................................................................... 127,839.92
Pesticide Disposal Program................................................................................................................................... 171,546.80
Container Recycling Program............................................................................................................................... 60,000.00
Other Environmental Projects.............................................................................................................................. 27,750.00
PLASTIC PESTICIDE CONTAINER RECYCLING
Number of Counties with active programs........................................................................................................ 68
Total weight collected............................................................................................................................................... 569,297
PESTICIDE DISPOSAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Containers...................................................................................................................................................................... 9,199
Drums.............................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Pounds............................................................................................................................................................................ 165,576
Collection Events......................................................................................................................................................... 103
OUTREACH
Fairs and/or Trade Shows........................................................................................................................................... 14
Presentations at Recertification Classes................................................................................................................ 321

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Pesticide Report for 2015
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Steve Troxler, Commissioner
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Table of Contents
Page
Foreword............................................................................................................................... 3
How to Use this Report.......................................................................................................... 4
Introduction........................................................................................................................... 5
Brief of the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 and Adopted Regulations...................... 6
Pesticide Board and Pesticide Advisory Committee.............................................................. 8
Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund...................................................................................... 13
Pesticide Container Recycling and Disposal Assistance Programs....................................... 16
Definitions Adopted............................................................................................................... 18
Table I - Analytical Results of Formulation Samples Collected in 2015............................... 19
Table II - Analytical Results of Antimicrobial Samples Collected in 2015........................... 22
Table III – Manufacturers Found to Have Unregistered or Misbranded Products in the
Marketplace during 2015....................................................................................................... 23
Summary of Regulatory Activities Performed....................................................................... 25
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FOREWORD
This will acknowledge and express our appreciation to the following people who made
significant contributions to the contents and preparation of this Pesticide Report: Structural
Pest Control & Pesticides Division / Pesticide Section – James W. Burnette, Jr., Director;
Betty H. Griffin, Effie Carroll, Rhonda O’Neal, Felicia Pate, Regina Ennis, Processing
Assistant III’s; Torrey Vest, Office Assistant IV; Latega Powell and Laura L. Stover,
Processing Assistant IV’s; Jamie Frye, Administrative Secretary II; Jan L. Culbreth,
Information Processing Technician; Jennifer Johnston, Information Processing
Manager; Karen Hunt, Administrative Officer I; Kimberly Mayes, Administrative Officer II;
J. Patrick Jones, Deputy Pesticide Administrator; L. Lee Davis, Registration Manager;
Renee Woody, Licensing, Certification & Outreach Manager; John Allran, Risk Assessment
and Environmental Fate Team Manager; Dr. Henry F. Wade, Environmental Pro-grams
Manager; Derrick Bell, Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program Manager;
Sergio Morales-Monroy, Bilingual Pesticide Specialist; Michael A. Mitchell and
Gwen T. Minton, Pesticide Environmental Investigative Specialists; Jason H. Williams,
Pesticide Operations Specialist; Guido Hommelsheim, Pesticide Registration Specialists;
J. Cam McDonald, Jr. and John E. Feagans; Certification Specialists; N. Patrick Farquhar,
and Dwight E. Seal, District Managers; Charles L. Clark, Steven F. Gatton, Travis Snodgrass,
W. Barry Dunn, Jamie Ward, and Paul H. Ward, III, Eddie Nunn, Pesticide Inspector II’s;
Douglas Bullard, Jimmy S. Merritt, Bruce Nicely, Charlie Jones, Eric Ball, John Colborne,
Page Eppele, R. Steve Taylor, Chris Hassell, Hollie Anne Brinkley and William Brad Boyd,
Pesticide Inspector I’s; Food and Drug Protection Division – Audrey Pilkington, Director;
Ron Willett, State Chemist; Dr. W. Mark Cosby, Chief Microbiologist; Dawn Davis and
Vaishali M. Hingoo Microbiologists; Robert McIntyre, Organic Laboratory Supervisor; Tim
Bollinger and Patrick Andrews, Chemist II; Greg Hare, and Stacy McArthur, Chemist I;
David Mitchell, LAN Administrator; Ryan Gentes, Business and Technology Applications
Technician.
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How to Use This Report
The N.C. Pesticide Board is mandated by the General Statutes of North Carolina (§ 143-437) to make annual
reports to the Governor on matters involving pesticides. The North Carolina Pesticide Report for 2015 fulfills this mandate.
Considerable time and effort have gone into editing and organizing this 2015 edition which summarizes regulatory activities
performed under the N.C. Pesticide Law of 1971. In this document you will find the following:
Introduction
The Introduction describes the development of laws and regulations governing the sale and use of pesticides in
North Carolina. It also refers to certain divisions in the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services that
perform key roles in regulating and controlling the sale and use of pesticides in this State.
North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 and Adopted Regulations
This section presents a brief abstract of the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971. It also indicates where to obtain
a complete copy of the Law and the pursuant Regulations adopted by the North Carolina Pesticide Board.
Pesticide Board and Pesticide Advisory Committee
This section presents a brief description of the duties and composition of the North Carolina Pesticide Board and the
North Carolina Pesticide Advisory Committee. In addition, a brief summary of each North Carolina Pesticide Board meeting
and Pesticide Advisory Committee meeting held during 2015 is given.
Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund
In this section, a summary of the Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund’s financial transactions for 2015 is presented.
Balances, receipts, expenditures, refunds, cumulative (1993-2015) figures and project summaries are given.
Pesticide Container Recycling and Disposal Assistance Programs
This section summarizes the amount of plastic pesticide containers recycled during 2015 and the amount of pesticides
waste collected at both the designated disposal collection sites and permanent household hazardous waste collection sites
across North Carolina during the same year.
Definitions Adopted
This section explains definitions that were adopted for reporting the analytical results of pesticides sampled by
pesticide inspectors and analyzed by the Department’s laboratories.
Table I
Table I gives the analytical results of pesticides sampled and analyzed for their formulations. Company name and
address are those listed on the product label when it was purchased in the marketplace.
Table II
Table II presents the results of disinfectants tested for their label guarantee to kill various microorganisms. Here
again, company name and address are those listed on the product label when it was purchased in the marketplace.
Table III
Table III is an alphabetical listing of the names and addresses of manufacturers and/or distributors that were found to
have unregistered or misbranded products in the marketplace during 2015.
Summary of Regulatory Activities Performed
This section presents a summary of the various regulatory activities performed by the Department under the North
Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971. The following information is included: number of manufacturers who registered pesticides
for sale; number of pesticide products registered; number of physical samples collected and examined; number of stop-sale,
stop-use, or removal orders issued; the number of licenses and private applicator certificates issued; and the number of
compliance inspections conducted.
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Introduction
The term “Pesticide” covers a large number of materials and mixtures intended for destroying, controlling, or repelling pests
such as insects, weeds, and other noxious plants, predatory animals and birds, soil-infesting pests such as nematodes, algae,
snails, and bacteria. Other examples are disinfectants, antiseptics, and fungicides for use other than on living man or other
animals, defoliants, various repellents, fly paper, and other adhesive products whose action goes beyond simple mechanics,
moth proofers, wood preservatives other than common paints, mildew controls, and seed fumigants.
An adequate and readily available supply of many of these products is essential in the economical production of feed and
fiber crops. The preservation of many products in storage and the control of domestic and industrial pests which affect both
the health and welfare of human beings and animals are like-wise dependent on such materials.
While the development and distribution of various pesticides to serve the needs are important, provisions must be present
to protect the public. During the years 1947 through 1971, it was the purpose of the economic poisons law (North Carolina
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1947, G.S. 4A, Chapter
106) to protect the public from adulterated, misbranded, worthless, and dangerous products, and legitimate manufacturers
from unscrupulous competition.
During the years 1953 through 1971, the aerial application of pesticides was regulated by the North Carolina Aerial Crop
Dusting Law, G.S. 4B, Chapter 106. The Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder, in summary, required the
registration and licensing of contractors and aviators who engaged in the custom application of pesticides by aircraft
in North Carolina. The validity of a license was further restricted to the period of time that coverage by liability bond or
insurance for damage by aircraft was in force.
During 1969, the North Carolina General Assembly through House Resolution 1392 directed the Legislative Research
Commission to study the laws regulating pesticides in N.C. and report its findings and recommendations to the 1971 General
Assembl y. As a result of the findings and recommendations of the Commission, the North Carolina Pesticide Law of
1971 was adopted. The N.C. Pesticide Law of 1971 established the North Carolina Pesticide Board as the governing body
for the programs of pesticide management and control set forth in the Law. Provisions for regulating the use, application
(aerial and ground), sale, storage, disposal and registration of pesticides are set forth in the Law.
The Law provides for the adoption of a list of restricted use pesticides and requires the licensing of all pesticide dealers who
sell restricted use pesticides directly to users. Pesticide applicators and consultants are also subject to licensing requirements.
Private pesticide applicators are required to be certified or recertified in order to purchase, use, and supervise use of restricted
use pesticides in agricultural commodity production.
The Commissioner of Agriculture is responsible for administering and enforcing the Law and all rules and regulations
adopted by the Board.
Each brand or grade of pesticide must be registered with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
before it can be legally offered for sale in the State. A $150.00 registration fee for each brand or grade must accompany
each application for registration. In addition to the registration fee, an annual environmental assessment must be paid for
each brand or grade to be registered in North Carolina. The assessment shall be $50.00 if the applicant’s gross sales of the
pesticide in this state for the preceding 12 months for the period ending September 30th were more than $5,000.00 and
$25.00 if gross sales were less than $5,000.00. This assessment must accompany the $150.00 registration fee in order for
the registration to be complete.
A statewide inspection service will be maintained to investigate incidents involving pesticide misuse and to implement
programs to enhance compliance to the Law and regulations. In addition to product registration and applicator licensing
programs, the Pesticide Section of the Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division will implement programs as authorized
by regulation pertaining to the quality of formulated pesticides, the storage, disposal, and use of pesticides. The Department
will maintain analytical laboratories to conduct analysis of official samples obtained for regulatory purposes.
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Pesticide Applicator
Licensing
Requirement
Brief of the North Carolina
Pesticide Law of 1971
Governing Body
Administrative
and Enforcement
Assists the Board and
Commissioner in an
advisory capacity
Restricted Use
Pesticides
Private Applicator
Certification
Requirement
Pesticide Dealer
Licensing
Requirement
North Carolina Pesticide Board
Commissioner of Agriculture
North Carolina Pesticide Advisory Committee
Any pesticide may be designated as a “Restricted Use Pesticide” upon the grounds that in
the judgment of the Board it is so hazardous or injurious to persons, pollinating insects,
animals, crops, wildlife, lands, or the environment that additional restrictions on its sale,
purpose, use, or possession are required. Restricted Use Pesticides also include any pesticide
required by the Environmental Protection Agency to bear the designation on its labeling
“Restricted Use Pesticide.” (Restricted Use Pesticides have been established by regulation.)
The Board may require certification and recertification of private pesticide applicators
and charge a fee of up to $10.00. The current fee is established by regulation at $10 for a
three-year certification.
All pesticide dealers who sell restricted use pesticides must be licensed. Application for a
pesticide dealer’s license must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $75. All licenses
shall expire on December 31 of the year for which they are issued. The license may be
renewed annually upon application to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services,
accompanied by a non-refundable fee of $75 for each license. Each applicant must demonstrate
upon written, or written and oral, examination his knowledge of pesticides, their usefulness
and their hazards; his competence as a pesticide dealer; and his knowledge of the laws and
regulations governing the use and sale of pesticides.
No person shall engage in the business of pesticide applicator within North Carolina
unless he is licensed annually by the Board. Each license application shall be accompanied
by a nonrefundable fee of $75 for each applicator’s license and an additional $25 for each
aircraft to be licensed. A pesticide applicator is defined as any person who owns or operates
a pesticide application business or who provides, for compensation, a service that includes
the application of pesticides upon the lands or properties of another; any public operator;
any golf course operator; any seed treater; any person engaged in demonstration or research
pest control; and any other person who applies pesticides for compensation and is not
exempt from this definition. It does not include:
a. Any person who uses or supervises the use of a pesticide (i) only for the purpose of
producing an agricultural commodity on property owned or rented by him or his employer,
or (ii) only (if applied without compensation other than trading of personal services between
producers of agricultural commodities) on the property of another person, or (iii) only for the
purposes set forth in (i) and (ii) above.
b. Any person who applies pesticides for structural pest control, as defined in the North
Carolina Structural Pest Control Law (G.S. Chapter 106, Article 4C.)
Each applicant must demonstrate upon written, or written and oral, examination his
competence as a pesticide applicator or public operator. In addition, to be licensed as a pilot,
a person must have 125 hours and one year’s flying experience as a pilot in the field of
aerial pesticide application.
No person shall perform services as a pest control consultant without first procuring
from the Board a license. The application for a license shall be accompanied by an annual
nonrefundable fee of $75. A pest control consultant is defined as any person who, for a fee,
offers or supplies technical advice, supervision, or aid, or recommends the use of specific
pesticides for the purpose of controlling insects, plant diseases, weeds, and other pests,
but does not include any person regulated by the North Carolina Structural Pest Control Act.
Each applicant must demonstrate upon written, or written and oral, examination his
competence as a pesticide consultant. An applicant for a pest control consultant license must possess
a Ph.D., master’s, or bachelor’s degree in an agricultural or biological science from an accredited
college or university with a minimum of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of credit in
subject areas pertinent to the category in which the applicant seeks to obtain a license.
Emphasis of study must include insect, plant, bacterial, and fungal pests, as applicable to
the category, and integrated pest management.
No person shall handle, transport, store, display, or distribute pesticides in such a
Pest Control
Consultant
Licensing
Requirement
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manner as to endanger man or his environment.
Every pesticide prior to being distributed, sold, or offered for sale within this State or
delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or between points within
this State through any point outside this State, shall be registered and such registration
shall be renewed annually. Each manufacturer, distributor, or registrant of a pesticide shall
supervise the activities of any employee or agent to prevent the making of deceptive or
misleading statements about a pesticide. It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute,
sell, or offer for sale any restricted use pesticide to any dealer who does not hold a valid N.C.
Pesticide Dealer License.
A registration fee of $150 for each brand or grade of pesticide is required. An additional
$200 delinquent registration penalty shall be assesed against the registrant for each brand
or grade of pesticide marketed in North Carolina prior to registration.
An annual Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund assessment fee is required for each
brand or grade of pesticide registered. This fee is either $25.00 or $50.00, based on
gross sales of the pesticide within the State for the previous year. The assessments provide
funding for agromedicine efforts at East Carolina University, North Carolina State University,
and North Carolina A&T University and for pesticide environmental programs administered
by the N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.
Registration is subject to refusal or cancellation for cause and upon hearing.
Any brand or grade found to be deficient or excessive in active ingredients, misbranded,
adulterated, or not registered is subject to “Stop Sale, Stop Use or Removal Orders.”
The Pesticide Board may assess a civil penalty of not more than $2,000 against any
person who violates or directly causes a violation of any provision of this Article or any
rule adopted pursuant to this Article. In determining the amount of any penalty, the Board
may consider the degree and extent of harm caused by the violation and the cost of
rectifying the damage caused by the violation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Law, the maximum penalty which may be
assessed under this section against a “private pesticide applicator” is $500 and such penalties
may be assessed only for willful violations.
Any person who shall be adjudged to have violated any provision of the Law, or any
regulation of the Board adopted pursuant to this Law, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor
and for each violation shall be liable for a penalty of not less than $100 or more than $1,000
or shall be imprisoned for not more than 60 days, or both. In addition, if any person
continues to violate or further violates any provision of this Article after written notice from
the Board, the court may determine that each day during which the violation continued or is
repeated constitutes a separate violation subject to the foregoing penalties.
Handling, Storage,
and Disposal of
Pesticides
Registration
Registration Fee
and Delinquent
Penalty
Pesticide
Environmental
Trust Fund
Assessment
Refusal or Cancellation of
Registration
Civil
Penalties
Other
Penalties
NOTE: Copies of the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971, as amended through
2009, may be obtained upon request to the Pesticide Section, North Carolina
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, 1090 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC 27699-1090. Copies of the Regulations adopted by the North Carolina
Pesticide Board may be requested from the same source. Both documents are also
available on the Internet at
www.ncagr.com/str-pest/pesticides
“Stop Sale, Stop Use
or Removal Orders”
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North Carolina Pesticide Board
The North Carolina Pesticide Board is a seven-member, governor appointed Board charged with the duty of governing
pesticide management and control as set forth in the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 §143-436. The members represent
different sectors of the regulated public.
The Board adopts rules and regulations and makes policies for the program outlined in the North Carolina Pesticide Law of
1971. Board members serve staggered four-year terms. Appointments to fill vacancies in the Board are of individuals having
the same credentials as the predecessor.
MEMBERS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA PESTICIDE BOARD, 2015
One member each representing the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the North
Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources; and the State Health Director or his designee. The persons
so selected may be either members of a policy board or departmental officials or employees.
Dr. Colleen M. Hudak-Wise, Director, Agronomic Services Division,
N. C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 1040 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1040
(Tel. 919/733-2655 office) colleen.hudak@ncagr.gov
* Dr. Ricky L. Langley, Medical Epidemiologist, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Section,
N. C. Department of Health and Human Services, 1912 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1912
(Tel. 919/715-6428 office) rick.langley@ncmail.net
Vacant, N.C. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources,
1601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1601 (Tel.)/(Email:)
A representative of the agricultural chemical industry.
** Dr. Thomas Allen Scarborough, 7905 Farnham Ct., Raleigh, NC 27616
(Telephone: 919/676-4113 work) allen.scarborough@bayercropscience.com
A person directly engaged in agricultural production.
Mr. William “Shawn” Harding, 762 Harding Lane, Chocowinity, NC 27817
(Tel. 252/946-9349 home) info@southsidefarms.com
Two at-large members, from other fields of endeavor, one of whom shall be a nongovernmental conservationist.
Mr. Don F. Rogers, 2040 Dove Lane, Clayton, NC 27527
(Tel. 919/359-1004 home) neuseriverinspect@embarqmail.com
Dr. W. Benson Kirkman, 3712 Eakley Court, Raleigh, NC 27606
(Tel. 919/859-1187 home) bkirkman@mindspring.com
* Chairman
** Vice Chairman
Secretary, James W. Burnette, Jr.
North Carolina Pesticide Board
1090 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1090
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North Carolina Pesticide Board Meetings
January 13, 2015
Dr. Wayne Buhler, NCSU; presented the 2015-2017 N.C. Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Program curriculum to
the Board for approval. After a brief discussion the Board approved the curriculum.
The Board considered proposed rule, 02 NCAC 09L .0707 Eastern and Hairy-tailed Moles. Mr. Burnette, SPC&PD, informed
the Board that the rule had completed the public comment process, and neither any request for hearing nor any comments
were received. The Board approved the motion for final approval of the rule, following which, it was transmitted for adoption
to the Rules Review Commission.
The Board considered the revocation of Charles D. Taylor’s Aerial Applicator License No. 644 due to non-compliance of the
payment plan agreed upon by Mr. Taylor. After discussion the Board moved to revoke Mr. Taylor’s Aerial Applicator License
No. 644.
Assistant Attorney General Barry Bloch presented proposed settlement agreements for the Board’s consideration and approval.
The Board moved to recess the meeting until the Board could get additional information regarding whether to allow WePak
Corporation to begin registering their products in the State again.
February 11, 2015 (Conference Call)
Dr. Langley reconvened the January 13, 2015 NC Pesticide Board meeting. The Board continued to consider the request
by WePak to dissolve the summary for suspensions of WePak’s products listed in its Order of Summary Suspension dated
June 20, 2014, File No. IR2014-036D. At the January meeting, the Board asked the Pesticide Section to gather additional
information about the private laboratory used by WePak for testing of the formulation samples.
After additional information was provided explaining the process used to test the samples at the private lab, Mr. Ron Willett,
supervisor for the Pesticide Section’s lab determined that the test results were satisfactory and that the lab was certified.
After a brief discussion the Board moved to dissolve the Summary Suspension Order and allow WePak to resume business
May 12, 2015
Dr. Henry Wade, SPC&PD, presented to the Board a funding request for the Plastic Pesticide Container Program for 2015.
After a brief presentation, Dr. Wade asked the Board for $60,000.00 from the Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund (PETF)
to fund the program for 2015. After discussion the Board approved Dr. Wade’s request.
Mr. Vernon Cox, Director, NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division, requested the Board consider an exemption request from the
requirements of 02 NCAC 09L .1003 (3). Mr. Chris Elder, Plant Industry, explained the public notification process taken by
the Division in advance of such treatment operations. After some discussion, the Board approved the exemption specific to
the pheromone treatment being requested.
The Board reviewed technical changes to the Administrative Rules 02 NCAC 09L, as presented by Mr. Pat Jones, Deputy
Director for Pesticide Programs. After a brief discussion, the Board approved the motion to accept the proposed rule changes
as recommended by the Section, and to proceed through the rulemaking process.
The Board considered the adoption of NC Pesticide Board Rules 02 NCAC 09L .0500 and .1100. Mr. Burnette advised the
Board that these proposals had completed the required public notice and comment period, with no request for hearing and no
public comments received. The Board approved adopting these proposals and sending them to the Rules Review Commission
for adoption under 02 NCAC 9L.
Dr. Langley, NC Pesticide Board Chairman, commended Dr. Wade for the 2015 Stewardship Award presented to the Section
for Program Excellence from The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA).
July 14, 2015
Mr. Patrick Jones, SPC&PD, presented to the Board a Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund (PETF) funding request for
Pollinator Protection, Pollinator Protection Update, and proposed changes to the Apiary Notification Rules. After his combined
presentations, Mr. Jones requested $27,750.00 from PETF to fund the programs. The Board approved Mr. Jones’s request
for funding and requested that the Board be given an update before the annual renewal cost is approved.
After hearing the proposed changes to the Apiary Notification Rules and discussion, the Board approved the corrections as
noted.
Mr. James Burnette, SPC&PD, provided the Board with an update on the rules review. Mr. Burnette told the Board that the
attorney who reviewed the rules did find issues with parts of the rules. The section drafted the new language which was sent
back for further review. Board members voiced their support of the Department’s efforts to get these parts of the law amended.
Assistant Attorney General Barry Bloch presented proposed settlement agreements for the Board’s consideration and approval.
After the Board meeting adjourned, Ms. Rosa Saavedra of Toxic Free NC asked to come before the Board and voiced her
concerns regarding the apiary registration and the burden being placed on the beekeepers. Mr. James Burnette, SPC&PD,
replied to some of her concerns.
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Preston Peck of Toxic Free NC also asked to come before the Board. Mr. Peck commented on the rules review and his
concerns that the continuing education information from previous testing is not lost and applicators are still reviewing all
needed information. Mr. Burnette, SPC&PD, replied stating that there is a national stakeholder team looking at pesticide
safety education across the country to ensure that both basic pesticide safety and “new” components of pesticide safety are
included in pesticide education programs.
November 10, 2015
Dr. Henry Wade, NCDA&CS, presented the 2014 John L. Smith Plastic Pesticide Container Recycling Awards. These awards
recognize counties that have taken the initiative to establish an outstanding plastic pesticide container recycling program
for farmers and licensed pesticide applicators. Ms. Della King, who accepted on behalf of Sampson County was presented a
check for $2,000.00 and a plaque. These awards were made possible by a grant from the Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund.
The Board heard several requests for funding from the Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund (PETF). The first request for
the Board was presented by Dr. Stephanie L. Richards. Dr. Richards gave a brief overview of her proposal which included a
timeline, survey example, and budget justification. She is requesting $21,067.00 for the Regional Survey of Mosquito Control
Knowledge and Usage in North Carolina. The Board approved the request.
The second request for the Board was presented by Dr. R. Michael Roe. Dr. Roe gave an overview of his proposal with his
budget request. He is requesting $33,000.00 for a two-year period. After review and discussion of the proposal, the Board
asked that Dr. Roe come back to the next meeting with a detailed budget justification, before the Board proceeds with
approval of the PETF request.
Mr. Jim Burnette updated the Board on the proposed changes to the Apiary Notification rule. He gave an overview of how
this process will work. After a brief discussion, the Board moved to accept the proposed rules for adoption.
Mr. Pat Jones presented additional technical changes to the Administrative Rules 02 NCAC 09L that were requested by
various attorneys with the Rules Review Commission and sent back to the section for consideration by the Board. The Board
moved to accept the changes.
Assistant Attorney General Barry Bloch presented proposed settlement agreements for the Board’s consideration and approval.
Mr. Preston Peck, Toxic Free NC, addressed the Board in regard to a peer reviewed study regarding the presence of
neonicotinoid pesticides in rivers and streams. Mr. Peck summarized key findings of the study, including concerns for the
effects that neonicotinoids have on insects and their neurological functions; the need to ensure that applicators exercise
good judgement when they are applying pesticides to crops near water; or native pollinators, who cannot be removed from
the areas to be treated as can managed pollinators. The Board thanked Mr. Peck for his presentation and the information
packet that he provided.
Dr. Langley advised the Board that today would be Mr. Bloch’s last day as the Assistant Attorney General Representative
for the Board. He thanked Mr. Bloch for his more than eleven years of dedicated service to the Board. Mr. Bloch introduced
the new attorney and paralegal who will be working with the Board.
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The North Carolina Pesticide Advisory Committee
The North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 §143-436 establishes a twenty-member Pesticide Advisory Committee to advise
the N.C. Pesticide Board on technical questions and on the development of rules and regulations. Members of the Advisory
Committee represent different sectors of the regulated public. Members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the Board.
MEMBERS OF THE N.C. PESTICIDE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 2015
Three practicing farmers
*Mr. Dan McConnell, 475 Old Dana Road, Hendersonville, NC 28792 (Tel. 828/692-2819)
*Mr. Greg Bunn, 1626 Exum Road, Nashville, NC 27856 (Tel. 252/459-7154)/gregbunn@gmail.com
*Mr. Darryl K. Corriher, 1475 Corriher Springs Road, China Grove, NC 28023 (Tel. 704/857-6557 home)
dbcorriher@ctc.net
One conservationist (at large)
*Mr. Manly Wilder, 4609 Manassa Pope Lane, Raleigh, NC 27612 (Tel. 919/789-8377)/mwilder002@nc.rr.com
One ecologist (at large)
**Dr. Johnny Randall, Assistant Director for Conservation,
NC Botanical Garden, CB 3375, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (Tel. 919/962-0522) jrandall@email.unc.edu
One representative of the pesticide industry
*Dr. Stewart Sherrick, 4774 River Farm Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27803
(Tel. 252/442-8374) stewart.l.sherrick@monsanto.com
One representative of agri-business (at large)
**Mr. William M. McLawhorn, PO Box 370, Cove City, NC 28523 (Tel. 252/514-2416 home)
bmclawhorn@ncsiag.com
One local health director
**Mr. Phillip E. Tarte, MHA, Union County Health Dept., 1224 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Monroe, NC 28110
(Tel. 704/296-4801 office) phillptarte@co.union.nc.us
Three members of the North Carolina State University (NCSU) College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, at least one of
which shall be from the area of wildlife or biology
*Dr. Clyde E. Sorenson, Associate Professor, Dept. of Entomology, NCSU, Box 7630, Raleigh, NC 27695-7630
(Tel. 919/515-8427 office) clyde_sorenson@ncsu.edu
*Dr. Rick Bradenburg, Professor & Extension Entomology,
Dept. of Entomology, NCSU, Box 7613, Raleigh, NC 27695-7613
(Tel. 919/515-8876 office) rick_brandenburg@ncsu.edu
*Dr. David Jordan, Peanut Specialist, Dept. of Crop Science, NCSU, Box 7620, Raleigh, NC 27695-7620
(Tel. 919/515-4068 office) david_jordan@ncsu.edu
One member representing the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS)
*Mr. James W. Burnette, Jr., Pesticide Administrator, Structural Pest Control & Pesticides Div.,
NCDA&CS, 1090 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1090
(Tel. 919/733-3556 office) james.burnette@ncagr.gov
One member representing the North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources (NCDE&NR); the State
Health Director or his designee
*Mr. Ted Bush, Division of Water Quality, NCDE&NR, 1636 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1636
(Tel. 919/715-6172 office) ted.bush@ncdenr.gov
*Dr. Mina W. Shehee, Division of Public Health,
Dept. of Health & Human Services, 2622 Meronies Church Road, Bear Creek, NC 27207
(Tel. 919/837-5148) mina.shehee@ncmail.net
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The North Carolina Pesticide Advisory Committee
The North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 §143-436 establishes a twenty-member Pesticide Advisory Committee to advise
the N.C. Pesticide Board on technical questions and on the development of rules and regulations. Members of the Advisory
Committee represent different sectors of the regulated public. Members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the Board.
MEMBERS OF THE N.C. PESTICIDE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 2015
One representative of a public utility or railroad company which uses pesticides
*Mr. Jimmy Brown, Energy United, PO Box 1831, Statesville, NC 28687
(Tel. 704/924-2143) jimmy.brown@energyunited.com
One representative of the Board of Transportation
*Mr. Don Lee, NC Dept. of Transportation, Roadside Environmental Unit,
1557 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1557
(Tel. 919/733-2520 office) dlee@dot.state.nc.us
One member of the North Carolina Agricultural Aviation Association
*Mr. Harold Thompson, Air Ag, Inc., PO Box 36, Tarboro, NC 27886 (Tel. 252/823-5374 office) Harold@airag.com
One member of the general public (at large)
*Mr. Warren A. Davis, 7320 Valley Lake Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612 (Tel. 919/848-1051)
One member actively engaged in forest pest management
*Mr. Coleman A. Doggett, 217 Rosecommon Way, Cary, NC 27511
(Tel. 919/467-0551 home) ncdoget@mindspring.com
One member representing the Division of Waste Management of the North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources
*Ms. Jenny Patterson, Division of Solid Waste Management,
NCDE&NR PO Box 11213, Winston-Salem, NC 27116 (Tel. 336/767-0031) jenny.patterson@ncdenr.gov
*Agency appointments
**Appointed by Board
Chairman, Vacant
Vice-Chairman, Marshall W. Grant
Secretary, James W. Burnette, Jr., 1090 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1090
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PESTICIDE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST FUND
Throughout 2015, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) continued to fulfill
the mandate of N.C. General Statutes §143-442 and §143-468 which specify the collection and disposition of environmental
assessment fees that pesticide manufacturers and distributors pay when they register pesticide products for sale in North
Carolina.
RECEIPTS for 2015
NCDA&CS collected $524,900.00 in environmental assessment fees from the registration of approximately 15,236 pesticide
brands during 2015. Forty-nine percent of the receipts were for products with reported annual North Carolina gross sales
of less than $5,000, and fifty-one percent of the receipts were for products with annual sales of $5,000 or more. (The annual
environmental assessment/product is $25 or $50 per brand, respectively.)
BALANCES for 2015
Initial receipts from pesticide registrants paying PETF assessments are deposited into the NCDA&CS Pesticide Environment
Assessment Fund (PEAF, Account No. 6136). Transfers are made from Account No. 6136 according to North Carolina G.S. §
143-468(b) as follows: 25% to agromedicine and 75% to the Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund (PETF, Account No. 6137),
the account which is used by NCDA&CS to sponsor the various pesticide environmental programs summarized in this report.
As of December 31, 2015 there was a balance of $464,872.46 in Account No. 6136 and a balance of $273,343.22 in Account
No. 6137. The total amount in both accounts as of December 31, 2015 was $738,215.68.
EXPENDITURES FOR 2015
During 2015, NCDA&CS accrued a total of $524,900.00 from pesticide product registration fees.
As specified in North Carolina G.S. § 143-468(b), PETF funds were distributed to North Carolina State University
(NCSU), NC A&T State University and East Carolina University for operational expenses associated with administering and
implementing a statewide agromedicine program; each university received 2.5% of the total PETF receipts collected during
the calendar year. Twenty-percent of the total PETF receipts were used to support the agromedicine information specialist
position in NCSU’s Environmental & Molecular Toxicology Department. The aggregate amount of PETF funds spent on
agromedicine during 2015 was $127,839.92.
The NC Pesticide Board approved a project award of $27,750.00 for the implementation of a specialty crop and apiary
registration program by NCDA&CS as part of the State Pollinator Protection Plan.
Funds from the PETF totaling $60,000.00 were awarded to support local recycling of plastic pesticide containers
during 2015.
Funds from the PETF totaling $171,546.80 were disbursed for pesticide disposal during 2015.
REFUNDS FOR 2015
There were no refunds received during 2015.
CUMULATIVE PETF FIGURES (1993-2015)
As of December 31, 2015, a total of $9,771,707.00 in receipts has been collected since the inception of the PETF.
Since 1993, PETF has provided a total of $2,582,838.94 for support of agromedicine in North Carolina.
Expenditures for pesticide environmental programs between 1995 and 2015 have totaled $6,941,409.43.
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Summary of Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund Projects for 2015
FieldWatch/DriftWatch ($27,750.00) [2015]
One of the critical elements of the State Pollinator Protection Plan is to establish a method where growers/pesticide
applicators can access timely information on the location of nearby bee colonies and contact information for beekeepers to
alert applicators of pending treatment. FieldWatch is a non-profit company created to develop and operate a specialty crop
and apiary self-registry program to provide applicators with crop and apiary location information known as DriftWatch. The
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services will utilize this voluntary registration system to identify
the locations of specialty crops and apiaries geographically.
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Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program
The North Carolina Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program, created by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture &
Consumer Services, provides the public a legal, free-of-charge, environmentally acceptable mechanism to dispose of unwanted
or unusable pesticides. The Pesticide Disposal Program is a public service stewardship program contained within the Structural
Pest Control and Pesticides Division.
The Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program disposes of pesticides collected at designated single day disposal collection sites
and at permanent household hazardous waste collection sites across the North Carolina. In 2015, the Pesticide Disposal
Assistance Program supervised the collection and disposal of 165,576 pounds of pesticide waste at a total of 103 collection
events. A total of 43 single day disposal events were organized by NCDA&CS with NC Cooperative Extension during 2015.
NCDA&CS also assisted 100 counties in disposal of pesticides collected at permanent household hazardous waste (HHW)
sites. A participant must notify the Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program prior to taking unwanted pesticides to a HHW site.
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Pesticide Container Recycling Report for PETF in 2015
Farmers and commercial applicators participated in the recycling of plastic pesticide containers by transporting their
empties to collection sites that were established by county agencies. USAg Recycling, Inc., the ACRC approved recycler
for North Carolina, reported that 569,297 pounds of plastic pesticide containers were recycled, which is a new annual
record. Since 1995, over 7 million pounds of pesticide containers have been recycled, which was the first year that Pesticide
Environmental Trust Fund grants were awarded to counties for pesticide container recycling programs. Sixty-eight counties
were participating in this recycling program during the year. The recycled plastic is sold by USAg Recycling, Inc. to companies
that make industrial type products.
Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund grants were awarded to Cleveland, Hoke, and Martin counties. The total funding
awarded to these counties was $27,720. The grant funds were used to purchase a shelter with a fence and gate, concrete pads,
20-foot and 40-foot cargo containers, treated posts, instructional signs, plastic bags, and pressure rinse nozzles.
Pesticide Inspector IIs visited recycling sites across the state to check on the cleanliness of pesticide containers being stored
for recycling and discussed any problems with individuals involved in the inspection of the containers and the education of
farmers, commercial applicators, and collection site staff. They gave farmers jet rinse nozzles to aid in the rinsing of empty
containers and calibration cups to improve the accuracy of the amount of pesticides applied with sprayers.
These grants have enabled counties to create and enhance pesticide container recycling programs for farmers and
commercial applicators, which reduces the burden on landfills, protects human health and the environment by reducing
the threat of improper rinsing and disposal, and ensures the user is in compliance with state regulations that prohibit open
dumping, burning, and water dumping of pesticide containers.
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Summary of 2015
Container Recycling Activities
Counties serviced by USAg Recycling, Inc.
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DEFINITIONS ADOPTED
Table I lists the analytical results of formulation samples based on the following:
“PASSED” - signifies that all active ingredients were found to be present at acceptable levels based on the label guarantee.
“Failed Due to Deficient Active Ingredient” – signifies that one or more active ingredients fell significantly below the
guarantee. Such products are placed under “Stop Sale Order” and are removed from the market place.
“Failed Due to Excessive Active Ingredient” - indicates a significant excess of one or more active ingredients. Since
such formulations could be harmful to the user and/or result in excessive residues, these products are placed under “Stop
Sale Orders” and are removed from the market place.
Table II lists the analytical results of microbiological samples based on the following:
“PASSED” - indicates that the product was effective in killing the specific microorganisms guaranteed by the product label.
“Failed” - indicates that the product was ineffective in killing the specific microorganisms guaranteed by the product label
or that bacterial contamination of the product was found.
Table III lists manufacturers that had products placed under “Stop Sale Orders” due to the following:
“Unregistered” - signifies that the product was not registered at the time it was found by a pesticide inspector in the
marketplace. Any such product is required to be registered prior to release from a “Stop Sale Order.” A delinquent registration
penalty is also assessed against the manufacturer.
“Misbranded” - indicates that the labeling of a pesticide product failed to conform to federal and/or state requirements.
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Table I - Analytical Results of Formulation
Samples Collected During 2015
Name and Address of Company
SAMPLES
Passed
Deficient
Active
Ingredient
Excessive Active
Ingredient
Albaugh Inc.
Cordova, TN..................................................................................................... 7 - -
Alligare, LLC
Gig Harbor, WA............................................................................................... 1 - -
Ambrands
Salem, VA.......................................................................................................... 7 - -
Amrep, Inc.
Marietta, GA.................................................................................................... 1 - -
Amvac Chemical Corporation
Newport Beach, CA....................................................................................... 1 - -
Applied Biochemists
Alpharetta, GA................................................................................................ 2 - -
Arysta Life Science NA
Cary, NC............................................................................................................. 1 - -
Bacon Products Company
Chattanooga, TN............................................................................................ 2 - -
Bayer Advanced, LLC
Research Triangle Park, NC......................................................................... 25 - -
Bayer Crop Science LP
Research Triangle Park, NC......................................................................... 5 - -
Bayer Environmental Sciences
Research Triangle Park, NC......................................................................... 3 - -
Bayer Healthcare, LLC Animal
Shawnee Mission, KS.................................................................................... 4 - -
Bonide Products Inc.
Oriskany, NY.................................................................................................... 32 - -
Cape Fear Chemicals
Elizabethtown, NC......................................................................................... 3 - -
Central Garden and Pet
Salem, VA ......................................................................................................... 4 - -
Cheminova, Inc.
Washington, DC............................................................................................. 1 - -
Chemsico, Division of United Industries
St. Louis, MO.................................................................................................... 8 - -
Combat Insect Control Systems
Washington, DC............................................................................................. 2 - -
Control Solutions Inc.
Pasadena, TX................................................................................................... 7 - -
Cut Heal Animal Care Products
Cedar Hill, TX .................................................................................................. 1 - -
Direct Ag Source
Clovis, CA.......................................................................................................... 2 - -
Dow Agrosciences, LLC
Indianapolis, IN............................................................................................... 5 - -
Drexel Chemical Company
Memphis, TN................................................................................................... 5 - -
Du Pont de Nemours and Company, E.I.
Newark, DE...................................................................................................... 1 - -
Durvet, Inc.
Blue Springs, MO........................................................................................... 1 - -
Elanco Animal Health
Macon, MO....................................................................................................... 1 - -
Envincio, LLC
Schamburg, IL................................................................................................. 1 - -
Farnam Companies Inc.
Phoenix, AZ..................................................................................................... 9 - -
FMC Corporation/Agricultural Products
Philadelphia, PA............................................................................................. 7 - -
Gro Tec, Inc.
Covington, GA................................................................................................ 4 - -
Happy Jack, Inc.
Snow Hill, NC................................................................................................... 1 - -
Table I - Analytical Results of Formulation
Samples Collected During 2015
Name and Address of Company
SAMPLES
Passed
Deficient
Active
Ingredient
Excessive Active
Ingredient
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Harris Manufacturing Company
Cartersville, GA............................................................................................... 2 - -
Hartz Mountain Corporation
Secaucus, NJ.................................................................................................... 3 - -
HBC Chemical, Inc.
Cranbury, NJ.................................................................................................... 2 - -
Helena Chemical Company
Collierville, TN................................................................................................. 2 - -
Helmagrous, Inc.
Hockessin, DE.................................................................................................. 2 - -
Intervet, Inc.
Madison, NJ..................................................................................................... 1 - -
Lawn and Garden Products
Fallon, NV......................................................................................................... 1 - -
Lesco, Inc.
Cleveland, OH ................................................................................................ 3 - -
LG International America
Clifton, VA......................................................................................................... 1 - -
Loveland Industries Inc.
Greeley, CO...................................................................................................... 5 - -
Mana, Inc. dba Adama
Raleigh, NC...................................................................................................... 8 - -
Monsanto Agricultural Company
St. Louis, MO.................................................................................................... 12 - -
Nufarm Inc.
Burr Ridge, IL................................................................................................... 2 - -
Ortho Group, The
Marysville, OH................................................................................................. 24 - -
PBI/Gordon Corporation
Kansas City, MO.............................................................................................. 19 - -
PIC Corporation
Voorhees, NJ.................................................................................................... 4 - -
Prime Source, LLC
Hockessin, DE.................................................................................................. 1 - -
Ragan and Massey, Inc.
Fallon, NV......................................................................................................... 2 - -
Rotam North America, Inc.
Clovis, CA.......................................................................................................... 1 - -
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Racine, WI......................................................................................................... 6 - -
Scott Company, The
Marysville, OH................................................................................................. 1 - -
Select Source, LLC
Hockessin, DE.................................................................................................. 1 - -
Senoret Chemical Company Inc.
Lititz, PA............................................................................................................. 3 - -
Sergeant’s Pet Products, Inc.
Omaha, NE....................................................................................................... 2 - -
Sipcam Agro USA, Inc.
Roswell, GA...................................................................................................... 1 - -
Southern Agricultural Insecticides Inc.
Palmetto, FL..................................................................................................... 13 - -
Southern States Cooperatives
Salem, VA.......................................................................................................... 1 - -
Spectrum Group, Division of United Industries
St. Louis, MO.................................................................................................... 23 - -
Swiss Farms Products Inc.
Las Vegas, NV.................................................................................................. 1 - -
Syngenta Crop Protection
Greensboro, NC.............................................................................................. 16 - -
Tacoma Ag, LLC
Brookfield, CT.................................................................................................. 1 - -
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Table I - Analytical Results of Formulation
Samples Collected During 2015
Name and Address of Company
SAMPLES
Passed
Deficient
Active
Ingredient
Excessive Active
Ingredient
Tech Pac LLC
Covington, GA................................................................................................ 7 - -
Tenkoz Inc.
Alpharetta, GA................................................................................................ 2 - -
Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ..................................................................................................... 1 - -
United Phosphorus, Inc.
King of Prussia, PA......................................................................................... 4 - -
Valent USA Corporation
Walnut Creek, CA .......................................................................................... 2 - -
Voluntary Purchasing Groups Inc.
Bonham, TX .................................................................................................... 26 - -
Wellmark International
Schaumburg, IL.............................................................................................. 4 - -
W. F. Young, Inc.
Hillsboro, MO ................................................................................................. 1 - -
Willert Home Products, Inc
St. Louis, MO.................................................................................................... 4 - -
Winfield Solutions
St. Paul, MN...................................................................................................... 7 - -
Wisconsin Pharmacal Company
Davis, CA........................................................................................................... 1 - -
Zep Com Sales & Service
Atlanta, GA....................................................................................................... 1 - -
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Table II - Analytical Results of Microbiological
Samples Collected During 2015
Name and Address of Company
SAMPLES
Passed Failed
Carroll Company
Garland, TX...................................................................................................... 1 -
Chase Products Company
Maywood, IL.................................................................................................... 3 -
Chem-Tec, Inc.
Winston-Salem, NC....................................................................................... - 1
Clean Control/Adams Tech
Alpharetta, GA................................................................................................ 1 -
Diversey, Inc.
Sturtevant, WI................................................................................................. 3 1
Floors and Courts, Inc.
Kinston, NC...................................................................................................... 1 1
Franklin Cleaning Tech
Great Bend, KS................................................................................................ 1 -
Handi-Clean Products, Inc.
Greensboro, NC.............................................................................................. 2 1
Harvard Chemical Research
Atlanta, GA....................................................................................................... - 1
Hillyard Industries, Inc.
St. Joseph, MO................................................................................................ 1 -
Image Supply, Inc.
Lumberton, NC............................................................................................... 1 -
ITW Professional Brands
Olathe, KS......................................................................................................... 2 -
KIK International/Delta Analytical
Silver Spring, MD........................................................................................... 1 -
Kor-Chem, Inc.
Atlanta, GA....................................................................................................... 1 -
National Chemical Laboratories Inc.
Philadelphia, PA............................................................................................. 4 -
Reckitt Benckiser, Inc.
Columbia City, IN........................................................................................... 1 -
Sherwin-Williams Diversified Brands Division
Cleveland, OH................................................................................................. 1 -
Spartan Chemical Company, Inc.
Maumee, OH................................................................................................... 3 -
Table III - Manufacturers Found to Have Unregistered or Misbranded
Products in the Marketplace During 2015
Name and Address of Company
SAMPLES
Unregistered Misbranded
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Amcor Group USA
No address available.................................................................................... 1 -
Bayer Healthcare, LLC C/O Adams Technology Systems, LLC
Alpharetta, GA 30022................................................................................... 1 -
Bayer Healthcare, LLC AH
Shawnee Mission, KS 66201...................................................................... - 11
Bonide Products, Inc.
Oriskany, NY 13424....................................................................................... 1 -
Clorox de Mexico
San Nicolas Tlaxcoplan, De Vaz, Mexico................................................ 5 5
Colgate Palmolive S. De R.L. De C.V.
Mexico D.F........................................................................................................ 3 3
Control Solutions, Inc.
Pasadena, TX 77507...................................................................................... 1 -
Dragon Chemical Corporation
Roanoke, VA 24019....................................................................................... 2 -
Espree Animal Products C/O Lewis & Harrison, LLC
Washington, DC 20001................................................................................ 5 -
Farnam Companies, Inc.
Schaumburg, IL 60173................................................................................. 1 -
Go Green
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003.................................................................................... 1 -
Green Tree, LLC RediFlame, Inc. Products Division
Finley, ND 58230 ........................................................................................... 1 -
Heochem Laboratories Company
Tampa, FL 33610............................................................................................ 1 -
Intradevco Insustrial S.A.
Chorrillos Lima, Peru.................................................................................... 2 2
Kop-Coat, Inc.
Pittsburg, PA 15238....................................................................................... 2 -
Lynwood Laboratories
Needham, MA 02492................................................................................... 1 -
Maid Brands, Inc.
Harford, WI 53027.......................................................................................... 1 -
Mango Pet Products, Inc.
Smithfield, RI 02917...................................................................................... 1 -
Mistigator Mosquito Control Systems
Austin, TX 78758............................................................................................ 1 -
MSI
Bennington, VT 05201................................................................................. 1 -
New Mountain Sandalwood PTY, Ltd.
Canning Vale, Western Australia 6970................................................... 1 1
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.
San Diego, CA 92121.................................................................................... 1 -
PIC Corporation
Linden, NJ 07036........................................................................................... 3 -
Purina Mills, Inc.
St. Louis, MO 63164...................................................................................... 1 -
Saba Chemical Corporation
Brooklyn, NY 11207 ..................................................................................... 3 -
Safeguard Chemical Corporation
Bronx, NY 10454............................................................................................ 3 -
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Racine, WI 53403............................................................................................ 1 -
Schering-Plough Animal Health
Roseland, NJ 10454....................................................................................... 1 -
Specialty Products of America, LLC
West Palm Beach, FL 33405....................................................................... 1 -
Spectrum Brands/United Industries
St. Louis, MO 63114...................................................................................... 1 -
Sunniland Corporation
Longwood, FL 32750.................................................................................... 2 -
Table III - Manufacturers Found to Have Unregistered or Misbranded
Products in the Marketplace During 2015
Name and Address of Company
SAMPLES
Unregistered Misbranded
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Synergy Labs
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 333122.......................................................................... 1 -
Triangle Chemical Company
Macon, GA 31206.......................................................................................... 1 -
Universal Crop Protection Alliance
Eagan, MN 55121.......................................................................................... 1 -
Value Smart Products, Inc.
Greeley, CO 80634......................................................................................... 1 -
Virbac Corporation/ St. Jon Labs
Fort Worth, TX 76161................................................................................... 1 -
Walgreen Company
Columbia City, IN 46725.............................................................................. 3 -
Weeks & Leo Company
Des Moines, IA 50322................................................................................... 1 -
Willert Home Products
St. Louis, MO 63110...................................................................................... 1 -
ZinGarr Sales & Marketing, LLC
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003.................................................................................... 1 -
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Summary of 2015
Program Activities Performed
Under the N. C. Pesticide Law of 1971
PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS
Total Number of Registrants.................................................................................................................................. 1,599
Registrants from North Carolina........................................................................................................................... 117
Pesticide Products Registered............................................................................................................................... 15,236
Section 24(c) Registrations..................................................................................................................................... 57
Section 18 Exemptions............................................................................................................................................. 4
Product Registration Checks.................................................................................................................................. 16,840
COMPLIANCE MONITORING
Inspections.................................................................................................................................................................... 9,801
Worker Protection..................................................................................................................................................... 354
Investigations................................................................................................................................................................ 79
Citizen’s Inquiries........................................................................................................................................................ 126
Physical Samples Submitted for Analyses
Formulation................................................................................................................................................................. 324
Disinfectants............................................................................................................................................................... 31
Investigation............................................................................................................................................................... 226
Domestic Wells........................................................................................................................................................... 8
REGULATORY ACTIONS
Stop-Sale, Stop Use, Removal Orders................................................................................................................... 92
License or Certification Suspensions................................................................................................................... 1
License Revocations.................................................................................................................................................. 0
Civil Penalties............................................................................................................................................................... 21
Notices of Noncompliance..................................................................................................................................... 268
Notices of Warning.................................................................................................................................................... 10
Delinquent Registration Penalties....................................................................................................................... $ 4,200.00
COURSES APPROVED
Number of courses................................................................................................................................................... 1,199
Number of credits issued....................................................................................................................................... 2,644
EXAMINATIONS
Exams Administered................................................................................................................................................ 5,518
LICENSED APPLICATORS
Pesticide Dealer Licenses........................................................................................................................................ 586
Ground Pesticide Applicator Licenses................................................................................................................. 9,836
Aerial Pesticide Applicator Licenses..................................................................................................................... 163
Public Operator Licenses......................................................................................................................................... 4,416
Pest Control Consultant Licenses......................................................................................................................... 97
Total Pesticide Licenses............................................................................................................................................ 15,098
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CERTIFIED APPLICATORS
Private Pesticide Applicators................................................................................................................................... 15,123
PESTICIDE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST FUND
Active Projects .............................................................................................................................................................. 1
Disbursements.............................................................................................................................................................. $ 387,136.72
Agromedicine Program........................................................................................................................................... 127,839.92
Pesticide Disposal Program................................................................................................................................... 171,546.80
Container Recycling Program............................................................................................................................... 60,000.00
Other Environmental Projects.............................................................................................................................. 27,750.00
PLASTIC PESTICIDE CONTAINER RECYCLING
Number of Counties with active programs........................................................................................................ 68
Total weight collected............................................................................................................................................... 569,297
PESTICIDE DISPOSAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Containers...................................................................................................................................................................... 9,199
Drums.............................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Pounds............................................................................................................................................................................ 165,576
Collection Events......................................................................................................................................................... 103
OUTREACH
Fairs and/or Trade Shows........................................................................................................................................... 14
Presentations at Recertification Classes................................................................................................................ 321